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Reply to Let us know what you'd like in v1.03 in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote] i would like the bounty leaderboard to be updated only when pirate fleets launch (so you cant constantly just outbid) so that while the pirates live the bounty board is only updated every time pirate fleets launch.[/quote] I strongly disagree. The bounty is not just for pirates, it's for anyone who wants to do the job. I've used it to give an incentive to anyone (not just the pirates) to get somebody off my back.

Reply to Why are all the races the same? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Other than Starcraft, I found that most of these games just mentioned had very similar setups between the factions. Command and Conquer 3, for example, has near total correspondence between structures that can be built for each team. The three (coming soon 9) teams do have some different units, but they each have a basic rifleman, a basic rocket troop, a basic grenadier, a basic scout vehicle, and light tank, and medium tank, a heavy tank-like unit, etc., etc., etc. Just because a uni

Reply to Is Sins a True 4X Title? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Yes, it is. Saying that the lack of strong culture means it is not a "real 4X" also means that Civ2, MOO, Alpha Centauri, and Empire are not "real" 4X games. In Empire, there was no diplomacy at all, this game has more diplomatic options than the grand-daddy of all 4X games. There is more control over trade than there was in Empire or the early Civ games or Master of Magic. The tech tree is more detailed than many 4x games. If all of the games I've

Reply to What Happens if StarDock gets bought out, Goes under, etc, etc, etc in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

Gallagher118, more likely they would be like most game developers who have sold themselves out to the big companies and start shipping games on the day the marketing suits think will sell the most copies rather than actually being ready and stop supporting their games after the day-one patch.

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire AAR: Rage of the Ishendi in Real-Time GalCiv2 Forums

Those are in-system travel lanes. To go to another system takes a different type of movement (at least in the beta it did). To answer the intent of your question, yes, you are restricted to fast movement lanes unless you are in the gravity well of a planet (where travel is slow).

Reply to Brad - Can we can get an update on not-MoM? in Games in Development GalCiv2 Forums

Speaking of updates, Dom3 just got a new update and it adds a new late era faction.

Reply to Brad - Can we can get an update on not-MoM? in Games in Development GalCiv2 Forums

I really like Dom3. The UI is not bad, it just needs explained once. There is a real 300 page manual and you should spend the time to read it. C'mon there are 50+ factions, 600+ spells, and it supports 20 player multiplayer matches.

Reply to What's your favorite Star Trek episode? (any series) in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

The City on the Edge of Forever.

Reply to Ten New Years Resolutions for the Game Industry in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Amen!

Reply to Armageddon Empires in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

I picked this up a week or so ago and Wow! This is a meaty game. FWIW, the game is now at version 1.06.

Reply to Do you still play Civilization IV? in Strategy GalCiv2 Forums

[quote] * Do you still play Civilization IV? * What did you think of the "Warlords" expansion pack? * What do you think of the "Beyond the Sword" expansion pack? * Is a new version of Civilization about to be released that I should just wait for? * What other strategy games do you think are better than Civilization? [/quote] 1 - Occasionally, but not as often as GalCiv2 these days (in the past that was different). 2 - Good, but buy Beyond the Sword

TA3B - Ion Beams in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

As near as I can tell these (Ion Beam techs) do nothing for the Korath. BTW, naming a tech Particle Beams when there is one named that already is probably a bad idea.

MIght still be bad tech hookups in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I was playing a new game last night (beta 3b) and when I ran into the Humans they had Warp Drive 3 (and none of the pre-reqs). None of the other races that I contacted had this for trade yet.

Reply to convince me to buy this game... in Galactic Civilizations II GalCiv2 Forums

I am somewhat active on CivFanatics (my handle there is Warpstorm) Well, I play GalCiv2 more than I do BTS by a large margin. 1. Too many to answer. It'd be shorter to say they are both Civ-like games in space. I like Trip's work (hi Trip, say hi to your new boss Steve for me), but I like GalCiv more. 2. I think so. 3. I don't have a CD of it, but then again you don't need one. I have this installed on all of my computers. 4. Why? I've never tried

Reply to AI really needs to build survey vessles in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

TA 87[b].003 Gigantic

Reply to AI really needs to build survey vessles in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Please realize your ships had speed 2-3. Survey ships of AIs had 4-5[/quote] In the beginning of the game that may have been true, but I upgraded them all every time I could. Mine are faster than that now (7). Mine are regularly beating them to anomalies. Their one flagship (if it survived the wars) is not in the same league as my flagship plus 10 survey scouts. [quote]If you put 5 AIs in the game, their survey ships took at least as much anomalies as

AI really needs to build survey vessles in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

In my current game, I built about 10 survey vessels (tiny frame, survey pod, engine, nothing else). The AI has their flagship. I am bringing in a cash bonus most turns as well as the various tech ups and stat increases. The AI never built them before, but you could clear the anomalies out early in the game and your survey vessels would need to be repurposed. Now, with the respawning anomalies, these ships are a very valuable investment. This gives the human player a major advantage.

Reply to Lord Kona vs Darth Vader vs Kane in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Kane wins since he has a bobblehead. http://ea.seenon.com/detail.php?p=23990 Seriously. Now, if Lord Kona had a bobblehead...

Wrong viewscreen portrait for splinter faction in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

I was playing as the humans. I over-expanded (very easy with the economy changes, but that is a different story). Morale dropped. I was overthrown. A new splinter faction of humans was formed. The image on various screens showed the other human image, except for the diplomatic viewscreen which was showing a blue alien.

Human fleet warp bubble techs hooked up wrong in Beta Reports GalCiv2 Forums

It allows me to do them in an order. Why would I not take the third tier and skip the rest?

Reply to STARDOCK DESIGNERS - Please consider making a MOM type game for your next enterprise... in Off-Topic GalCiv2 Forums

There is only two companies that have the expertise to make a MoM2 : Firaxis and Stardock. Far from true, IMHO. In Hunt Valley alone (where Firaxis is located), there are three other companies that have enough programmers and designers from the glory days of Microprose that I'm pretty sure that any of them could pull it off. In addition, Steve Barcia is st

Reply to this helped the lag issues in my game i hope it will help yours in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Hardware T&L will almost always increase your speed if you have a card that supports it.

Reply to Double cliicking! in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

Nearly all mice with 4 or more buttons can be programmed to allow any of the extra buttons to do what you want (including double-click).

Reply to Why No Hall Of Frame in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

Count me in as another who feels this way. I really don't care how the Metaverse is scoring. All I want to see is how my scores compare to each other.

Reply to Minor race peace negotiation crash in Dark Avatar GalCiv2 Forums

...and when will that be?